The rooftop korean memes may apply to the latter but not so much to the story of a man like bob kim a koreatown optometrist who lived through the 1992 riots while holding a rifle and now must do it again.
Roof koreans la riots korean.
He clearly holds no smug satisfaction about the symbolism of self defense.
Don t mess with the rooftopkoreans one man tweeted.
The roof koreans were spontaneous self defense forces organized by the korean community of los angeles primarily centered in koreatown in response to violent and frequently racist attacks on their communities and businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the los angeles riots of 1992.
Well here s a great example.
The roof koreans were spontaneous self defense forces organized by the korean community of los angeles primarily centered in koreatown in response to violent and frequently racist attacks on their communities and businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the los angeles riots of 1992.
Guys kenneth lee was 16 during the la riots.
This is in reference to april 29 the date the rioting began.
He very likely was present and very likely helped in the defense of his parents shop not i don t think he s the famous rooftop korean in the red polo.
Armed civilians notably from korean american communities defending property from rioters and looters.
The dramatic pictures show korean americans taking up arms during the 1992 los angeles uprising when riots and looting erupted after four white los angeles police department officers were acquitted in the brutal beating black motorist rodney king.
The 1992 los angeles riots sometimes called the 1992 los angeles uprising were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in los angeles county in april and may 1992.
People ask why in a modern civilized society do private citizens need to own firearms.